Perhaps I could quote from the evidence of this committee in 2012. This quote comes from Bill Matthews:
The estimates from the previous year are certainly used by my colleagues in the Department of Finance in formulating their next budget. That budget will then influence the main estimates for the following year. It is very much a circular relationship. You will never have complete alignment between the two.
I think what we're talking about is whether there is a way to strengthen the links between the two documents. You will never see a complete alignment. He goes on about this.
For me, this is not impossible to have stronger links between one and the other, the budget and the estimates. As we mentioned, this culture and this commitment from one department collaborating with another department is central to this plan that we have been talking about.
That would be my only comment.